University Elections
The Office of Governance Services conducts staff and student elections for a range of University Boards and Committees.
Please complete the Elections Request Form if you wish for the Office of Governance Services to hold an Election for a vacant, or soon to be vacant position.
For further information about University elections, please e-mail returningofficer@westernsydney.edu.au.
Current Elections
Committee | Position | Term Expiry | Notice of Election | Closing Date | Nomination Form |
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Academic Senate | • Two Undergraduate Students • One Student to represent Disability Matters | 1 June 2023 to 31 May 2025 | Notice of Election | 4:00pm Tuesday, 04 April 2023 | > |
Learning and Teaching Technologies Advisory Group | • One Undergraduate Student | 1 June 2023 to 31 May 2025 | Notice of Election | 4:00pm Tuesday, 04 April 2023 | |
School of Law School Academic Committee | • One Undergraduate Student | Date of appointment to 31 May 2024 | Notice of Election | 4:00pm Tuesday, 04 April 2023 |
Declaration of Results
Committee | Postion | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|---|
Indigenous Employment Strategy Consultative Committee | One Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Employee | 24 March 2023 to 24 March 2025 | Declaration of Result |
School of Psychology Work Plan Committee | One Academic Staff Member | Date of appointment to 31 December 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Past Election Results
Board of Trustees
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One undergraduate student member | 1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
One postgraduate student member | 1 Jan 2022 to 30 Jun 2023 | Declaration of Result |
One professional staff member | 8 Jun 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
One academic staff member | 11 Apr 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Previous Elected Members*
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One professional staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
One academic staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Academic Senate
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
Chair of Academic Senate | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Results |
Deputy Chair of Academic Senate | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Results |
Level A, B, or C - School of Business Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level D or E - School of Business Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level A, B, or C - School of Computer, Data and Mathematical Sciences Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level D or E - School of Computer, Data, and Mathematical Sciences Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level A, B, or C - School of Education Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level D or E - School of Education Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level A, B, or C - School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level D or E - School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level A, B, or C - School of Health Sciences Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level D or E - School of Health Sciences Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level A, B, or C - School of Humanities and Communication Arts Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level D or E - School of Humanities and Communication Arts Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level A, B, or C - School of Law Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level D or E - School of Law Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level A, B, or C- School of Medicine Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level D or E - School of Medicine Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level A, B, or C - School of Nursing and Midwifery Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level D or E - School of Nursing and Midwifery Academic Staff member | 6 Jul 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level A, B, or C - School of Psychology Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level D or E - School of Psychology Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level A, B, or C - School of Science Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level D or E - School of Science Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level A, B, or C - School of Social Sciences Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Level D or E - School of Social Sciences Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Institute Academic Staff member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Undergraduate student member | 17 June 2022 to 31 May 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Undergraduate student member | 25 Nov 2022 to 31 May 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Postgraduate student member | 25 Nov 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
Higher degree research student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
International student member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Student member on disability matters | 1 April 2021 to 31 May 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student member | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Previous Elected Members*
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
Level D or E - School of Nursing and Midwifery Academic Staff member (Prof. Yenna Salamonson) | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Undergraduate Student Members (Hollie Hammond and Bakar Mohamad) | 1 Jun 2021 to 31 May 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Postgraduate Student Member (Kelly Pham) | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
Academic Planning and Curriculum Approvals Committee
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One undergraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
One postgraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
Senate Assessment Committee
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One undergraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Vacant |
One postgraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
Previous Elected Members*
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One undergraduate student member (Nandini Saluja) | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
Senate Education Committee
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One undergraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
One postgraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
Research Committee
Current Elected Member
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One higher degree research candidate member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
Research Studies Committee
Current Elected Member
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One higher degree research candidate member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
Learning & Teaching Technologies Advisory Group (LaTTe)
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One undergraduate student member | 1 Jun 2021 to 31 May 2023 | Declaration of Result |
One postgraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
Multi-Disciplinary Teaching and Learning Committees
Humanities Arts and Social Sciences Cluster
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One undergraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
One postgraduate student member | 17 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
One academic staff member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
Health and Medicine Cluster
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One undergraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Vacant |
One postgraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Vacant |
One academic staff member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Cluster
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One undergraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
One postgraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
One academic staff member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
School Academic Committees
Graduate Research School
Current Elected Member
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One higher degree research student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
School of Business
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One undergraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Vacant |
One postgraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
School of Computer, Data, and Mathematical Sciences
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One undergraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Vacant |
One postgraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Vacant |
School of Education
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One undergraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Filled via Chair Appointment** |
One postgraduate student member | 1 June 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Vacant |
School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One undergraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
One postgraduate student member | 15 Nov 2021 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
School of Health Sciences
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One undergraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Vacant |
One postgraduate student member | 1 June 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Vacant |
School of Humanities and Communication Arts
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One undergraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
One postgraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Filled via Chair Appointment** |
School of Law
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One undergraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
One postgraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Filled via Chair Appointment** |
School of Medicine
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One undergraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Vacant |
One postgraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Vacant |
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One undergraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
One postgraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
School of Psychology
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One undergraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
One postgraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Filled via Chair Appointment** |
School of Science
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One undergraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
One postgraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
School of Social Sciences
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One undergraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
One postgraduate student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
School and Institute Research and Higher Degree Committees
School of Business
Current Elected Member
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One higher degree research student member | 11 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Filled via Chair Appointment** |
School of Computer, Data, and Mathematical Sciences
Current Elected Member
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One higher degree research student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Filled via Chair Appointment** |
School of Education
Current Elected Member
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One higher degree research student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Filled via Chair Appointment** |
School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment
Current Elected Member
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One higher degree research student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
School of Health Sciences
Current Elected Member
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One higher degree research student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
School of Humanities and Communication Arts
Current Elected Member
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One higher degree research student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Filled via Chair Appointment** |
School of Law
Current Elected Member
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One higher degree research student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Filled via Chair Appointment** |
School of Medicine
Current Elected Member
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One higher degree research student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A -Vacant |
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Current Elected Member
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One higher degree research student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Filled via Chair Appointment** |
School of Psychology
Current Elected Member
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One higher degree research student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A -Vacant |
School of Science
Current Elected Member
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One higher degree research student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Filled via Chair Appointment** |
School of Social Sciences
Current Elected Member
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One higher degree research student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Filled via Chair Appointment** |
The MARCS Institute
Current Elected Member
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One higher degree research student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
One higher degree research student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | N/A - Filled via Chair Appointment** |
The Institute for Culture and Society
Current Elected Member
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One higher degree research student member | 1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
Work Plan Committees
School of Business
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
Two academic staff members | 1 Sep 2021 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
School of Computer, Data, and Mathematical Sciences
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One academic staff member | 1 Sep 2021 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
One academic staff member | 1 Sep 2021 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
School of Education
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
Two academic staff members | 1 Sep 2021 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Two academic staff members | 28 Sep to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
One academic staff member | 4 Feb 2022 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Previous Elected Member*
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One academic staff member (Terrence Wright) | 28 Sep to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
Three academic staff members | 1 Sep 2021 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
School of Health Sciences
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
Two academic staff members | 1 Sep 2021 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
School of Humanities and Communication Arts
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
Three academic staff members | 1 Sep 2021 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
School of Law
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One academic staff member | 1 Sep 2021 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
One academic staff member | 28 Sep to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
School of Medicine
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
Two academic staff members | 1 Sep 2021 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One academic staff member | 1 Sep 2021 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
One academic staff member | 28 Sep to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
School of Psychology
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
Two academic staff members | 1 Sep 2021 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
School of Science
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One academic staff member | 1 Sep 2021 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Two academic staff members | 1 Sep 2021 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
School of Social Sciences
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
Three academic staff members | 1 Sep 2021 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
The MARCS Institute
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One academic staff member | 1 Sep 2021 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
One academic staff member | 1 Sept 2021 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
The Institute for Culture and Society
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
Two academic staff members | 1 Sep 2021 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
Two academic staff members | 1 Sep 2021 to 31 Dec 2023 | Declaration of Result |
Unisuper Consultative Committee
Current Elected Members
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One academic staff member | 4 Sep 2020 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
One professional staff member | 4 Sep 2020 to 31 May 2024 | Declaration of Result |
Indigenous Employment Strategy Consultative Committee
Current Elected Member
Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
---|---|---|
One Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employee member | 23 Mar 2021 to 23 March 2023 | Declaration of Result |
*Previous elected members is not inclusive of members from prior terms.
**As per section (30) of the Elections Policy, vacant positions that are not successfully filled after two rounds of nominations are able to be filled under section (55), through the casual vacancy process. Casual vacancies can be filled (at the discretion of the Chair) via the Chair appointing a member or via OGS holding another election.